. >> we have a park. stuff off the fences so people can look at the park. >> the street, every time, our friends. >> i think everybody should give back. we are very fortunate. we are successful with the company and it's time to give back. it's a great place for us. the weather is nice. no rain. beautiful san francisco. >> it's a great way to be able to have fun and give back and walk away with a great feeling. for more opportunities we have volunteering every single day of the week. get in touch with the parks and recreation center so come >> good morning. welcome to the june 14, 2024 regular meeting of san francisco ethics commission. today's meeting is live on sfgovtv and online at sfgovtv.org. members may attend in person or participate by phone or webex platform as explained in the agenda document. mr. clerk, please explain how remote public comment will be handled? >> public comment will be available on each item on the agend a. each member of the public will be allowed three minutes to speak. for th

site, we cannot radically change the appearance of the park here.as been operating in sokolniki for more than 10 years. a shelter where birds are nursed, well, beauty, beauty, tell me what i see, and vladimir mishin, a living legend among ornithologists, talks about how russian tsars, including alexei mikhailovich, hunted on the territory of modern falconers with the help of birds of prey my dearest, romanov. and this is the culture of falcon hunting, which, by the way, is recognized as the cultural heritage of the russian federation, it is transmitted here, it exists alive, and this makes the project absolutely unique, because , i say responsibly, there is not a single point in the russian federation where anyone from the street can come and start right away engage with a bird of falcon, with a falcon, with a hawk, please, this is a unique place, it is not easy to do. that no one even set the task of landing us somehow, just tell me what is necessary, tell me how it is necessary, tell me how good it will be, but when they began to improve sokolniki

will also provide a new southern arrival plaza at the park at the future greenway park.e project will also make a financial contribution to the city for future improvements to rolph nicol playground, and the recreation and park commission approved the project at its meeting last week. okay, two key benefits of the project are its new spaces for kids and seniors. the project will provide a new child care facility with capacity for up to 100 children. an adjacent outdoor space to be rented to a nonprofit child care provider with partially subsidized rent. the project will also replace the existing ymca annex facility at 20th and buckingham with a new 7000 square foot on site senior center to be rented for $1 a year to the ymca or another nonprofit operator. and of the almost 3500 new housing units that will be permitted as part of the project, stones town's affordable housing plan has been designed to facilitate development of 20% of all units built as part of the project as affordable, including both on site and in lieu fee units. at least 300 of those affordable units wi

yeas says it's healing to have this park now named after her grandmother.ng was walking at the park formally named visitation valley playground when she was brutally beaten in 2019. the 89 year-old died from her injuries a year later, it was a place of tragic loss. >> my grandmother, huang was attacked here. >> san francisco police arrested 18 year-old keon together and for the attack. says while they continue to wait for a trial, this is a step in getting closure. we feel a sense of and healing because the trial has been delayed and it's been over 5 years. >> we still haven't >> the close the case. and so this is victory for people. you worked with city leaders to rename the park, turning the pain of losing her grandmother into something positive for the community. people can experience. >> joy and peace and harmony now years trying to raise money to make more improvements to the park or want more lighting. we would want color rainbow crosswalks. >> we bullet imports to just announce, you know what's happening here. he says this dedication will allowed lon

another huge moscow park.serve the spirit of this park and at the same time make it even better, because there is certainly something to work on, the recreational load is unevenly distributed throughout the territory, the embankment is deprived of many basic amenities, such as jogging paths, and this will be corrected, this is an area of ​​27 hectares, the length of the embankment is kilometers in the first place, why we started it, we divided it into stages, there is a great demand among residents, especially in the summer, to be near water, and despite the fact that there was a large infrastructure of the park already landscaped, then of course the residents now have a great need for some small sports areas on the territory, playgrounds, yoga areas, playgrounds so that they can sunbathe, stroll along the embankment, space for living. joy happiness. kolomenskoye, perhaps, has always been a favorite place where newlyweds come for a wedding photo shoot. in the museum, the reserves are well aware of this, and no

e park. a park that's on a huge transformation. in just a short time. take a look at the side by side aerials just 2 months ago. raymond park was a dirt field needing a ton of work. now. lush green grass and stan welcome to read, ready to welcome baseball fans. and it's not just the ballpark that's undergoing a huge transformation. the neighborhood in west oakland has struggled for decades with homelessness. trash and blight now, long time residents are seeing hope. when i wrote out here and saw the new buildings in the apartment and condos. it's like a whole new town. baseball itself. brings pride. and joy into a neighborhood in the safety concerns with just kind of vanished because baseball will be here, you know. this is a blessing. that oakland really needed. this particular time. this ballpark is bringing community members together. just over a year ago nearby wood street was home to oakland. largest homeless encampment. it spans several blocks with hundreds of people living there since the closing city workers have removed hundreds of tons of tras

on palessa there are a lot of jumping old parks, but they can smell their water system.for the park of the past, where... here on the other hills and on the other former hills there are white springs from the west, there were different canfigurations of steel, adzin from their circle. these galoins, and there is a fountain on them, and the summer hour, this fountain is high, falling, here all the trees were in such sedry droplets, how this system worked, which i violated, no one knows, things were like chistsyudkiya, water in these canals, which were ab'yadnouvalі stavs, the dachshund was uncovered green repentance. this system was destroyed, but the secret place was not revealed, as the water was taken, not the shadows of the pins, although the pin fell closer, only the channel, like the water advodzia side pins, the great shkada, that at the same time we are in such a camp this water system, the problem of old parks that's why we have a lot of efforts to take care of these lasting gardens... to pack the treasures that have been realized in the past hours. mastochak, we

>>mighty park is 1 of the most historical municipal parks in the world. it's got a deep history, the more that we've learned about it, the more rich that history is >>created in 1911 as west oakland park. it was later renamed as bayview park. but in 1947 it got the name and enjoys today, raymond e park named for ernie. raymond e, a local ballplayer who was killed in action in france during world war ii. >>this is when they dedicated the park and this is me being 2 years old. because they did it in 1946. >>solo was only 9 months old when early died. and aside from a scrapbook of old newspaper clippings, she still doesn't know a whole lot about her dad. >>he was so loved by his fans. family. that whenever i would ask questions. they'd cry, you know? so you tended not to ask. do you know what i mean? i would have been nice to have had it, dad, you know, especially 1 that was so loved, you know, by everybody in the family. >>but apparently baseball thought pretty highly of bernie, too, with the san francisco seals club drafting him at the age of 16 while stil

he's also a park commissioner. also joining us is one of our former commissioners, tom harrison, where are you? right there! tom and i are neighbors, and you will not find a more dapper dresser than mr. tom harrison, thank you. but this guy over here is going to give you a run for your money. okay. tom, you are rec and park gardner and like one of our honoree robert, you were an integral part that went into the japanese tea gardens, one of the pearls and crowns of the rec and park. and also one of the reasons we have a gardner's apprenticeship program and you now serve on the streets commission. thank you. our labor partners, i mentioned some of them already, i would like to make a special shout out to them who were partner with us in this event and they also donate to make this event a success, thank you for your generosity. thank you very much. again, vince courtney, larry mazola junior and vince courtney is from our local 261. there is a gentleman here, i'm sorry, can you help me out, hi david, nice to see you.

again in golden gate park.been a great time for music and ties into the recovery and the tremendous energy where we are feeling and -- you know anybody who says san francisco is struggling needs to hang out in the park system. where well is joy and beaut and he inspiration every day. >> so, the san francisco board of supervisors passed legislation to make jfk drive in will golden gate park car free. how have residents responds. >> the san francisco residents responds positive. families. bicyclists, joggers, people with dogs and people from every corner of san francisco have discovered that jfk promenade is a treasure. it enhances the parks so much. imagine a beautiful day in the park and weather on foot or on bike you are strolling down jfk, you pass sixth avenue and head to the music concourse for a concert or the museum; it is joyous and made golden gate park sproord. i have been hering about disk golf and pickle ball. can you tell us about and where people can practice and play. >> i knew you were going. pic

demand for park car parking, noise, air pollution and climate emissions. i also urge you to direct staff to propose the curbside bikeway design from 2020 for between 23rd and cesar chavez streets, which requires almost zero updates, in part because only one parklet has been removed from that section since 2020. installing the curbside bikeway design between 23rd and ■cesar chavez streets would close a critical bike network gap on valencia, increase safety for all people and help more people shift trips away from cars. regarding the design for between 15th and 23rd streets, the current number of people biking on valencia necessitates 8 to 10ft wide bikeways, including between 15th and 19th, and the design should be improved to widen both bikeways to ideally ten feet. this is relatively easy between 19th and 23rd streets by reducing the dangerously wide driving lanes currently 13ft to 10ft, as they are currently proposed for between between 15th and 19th streets. i also urge you to direct staff to use precast concrete curbs to protect the bikeways, rather th

he's also a park commissioner. also joining us is one of our former commissioners, tom harrison, where are you? right there! tom and i are neighbors, and you will not find a more dapper dresser than mr. tom harrison, thank you. but this guy over here is going to give you a run for your money. okay. tom, you are rec and park gardner and like one of our honoree robert, you were an integral part that went into the japanese tea gardens, one of the pearls and crowns of the rec and park. and also one of the reasons we have a gardner's apprenticeship program and you now serve on the streets commission. thank you. our labor partners, i mentioned some of them already, i would like to make a special shout out to them who were partner with us in this event and they also donate to make this event a success, thank you for your generosity. thank you very much. again, vince courtney, larry mazola junior and vince courtney is from our local 261. there is a gentleman here, i'm sorry, can you help me out, hi david, nice to see you.

but on weekends, this route becomes a park. this november voters will decide if maybe car should be taken off of this route forever. this november, san francisco voters will be asked if this 2 mile stretch of the great highway between sloat boulevard and lincoln way. it should stop being a highway and become a permanent park supervisor. joel and guardian co sponsored the measure. >> we can't have permanent park infrastructure. it just popping up on the weekend in taken away by monday morning. so once it's a permanent coastal park, you could have plazas and playgrounds and benches to sit on and, you know, all kinds of things park needs and deserves. but neighbors who live along the great highway are split on the idea. tom hero supports the plan. as i've watched the great highway change through the pandemic being prioritized from cars to people. >> i greatly that it brings more people down here. there's more sense of community. >> i think it's inconsiderate to the residents. peter griffith has lived here for over 40 years. he say

view park.oday. raimondi park named for ernie raimondi a local ballplayer who was killed in action in san francisco during world war ii. >> this is when they dedicated the park and this is me being 2 years old. because they did it in 1947. >> reporter: penny was only 9 months old when ernie died and aside from a scrapbook of old newspaper clippings, she's still not knowing a whole lot about her dad. >> he was so loved by his family. that whenever i would ask questions, they'd cry. you know? so -- you tend to not ask do you know what i mean? i would have been nice to have had a dad you know. especially one that was so loved. you know? by everybody in the family. >> reporter: but apparently baseball thought pretty highly of ernie too with the san francisco s.e.a.l.s club drafting him at the age of 16. the move was very controversial as the newspapers accuse the team of cradle snatching and ernie played third base for the sales alongside comedy maggio younger brother of yankees' slugger joe dimaggi

parks should be free to all.s legislation establishes a harmful precedent, transforming our public parks to a mere scheme for monetization. it targets pickleball when rpg does not even provide nets or enough courts. what's next? a qr code on basketball courts, slides and swings. bad idea, bad policy with zero public input process. thank you. thank you much. next speaker. my name is naphtali offen, longtime san francisco resident. i oppose these fees for facilities that we already pay for with our tax dollars. it's a bad precedent and causes greatest harm to those who can least afford it. rec and park is disingenuous. they claim folks are making reservations for free then not showing up, leaving the courts empty, yet they have no data to back that up. if their priority is maximum utilization. why did they recently convert six pickleball courts to two exclusive tennis courts, which have remained underutilized or empty much of the time, and charging a fee won't ensure that folks will show up if plans change. rec and

historic nature of the park. >> reporter: harvey smith with people's park historic district advocacy group is one of the plaintiffs that lost the case. his group had argued the university failed to analyze noise impacts from future residents. state lawmakers recently passed a bill that voided that argument. >> our representative basically concocted a sweetheart back room deal with uc. >> reporter: after years of litigation and protests, some believe housing will finally be built on people's park. >> obviously our options are becoming increasingly limited, but it's not over till it's over. >> history should not stop us from progress. >> reporter: while many students like cassady don't want to take sides, they do want more housing. >> i definitely think a lot of people would benefit from having closer housing to campus. >> reporter: uc berkeley has not announced a construction timeline. they say they're finalizing the schedule and will announce it soon. >> the university plans to spend over $400 million at people's park. officials say the costs have gone up significantly from their ini

there is funding in the budget for safe parking and the mayor has not. >> opened up a safe parking spot has not been a priority. >> the unofficial rv community is right next to san francisco state. >> lowell high school and behind stonestown mall run. lynette, he lives nearby and is glad to hear about the upcoming inforcement. i understand the homeless issue. >> when a place to live but out near a state university. i don't think it's appropriate place to but the cause and say they don't understand why they have to move because no problem here because we i reached out to the mayor's office to see if there's a future plan for a safe parking site for rv's. we did not hear back in time for this report. i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco kron. 4 news. >> well, an update to that story in an email. the crown for the sfmta says active enforcement of parking time limits in the area will begin after the planned repay been work is complete, but the timing is still being worked out. >> kron 4 is your local election headquarters and a measure aiming to make major changes to prop. 47 will be

who explains what a park on the great highway would look like. >> once it's a permanent coastal park, you could have plazas in playgrounds and benches to sit on and, you know, all kinds of things park needs and deserves. and it's up to our imagination. there's nothing being prescribed make one point because some residents in the richmond district are concerns. they wonder how will they be able to get into the sunset because they tend to drive around cliff house and down great highway because beach chalet. all of that is going remain. 24 7 highway. none of that's being touch. we're only talking about from lincoln to slow. >> their proposed park which spanned almost 3 miles from lincoln way to skyline boulevard. even if the measure fails, the southern portion of the highway would still be closed to cars. >> a group in east oakland is celebrating a milestone today. rise east says it is 1 million dollars closer now to reaching its fundraising goal to build more affordable housing in create jobs cut for sleep to reports. >> fargo's 1 million dollar donation means the group rise east has ra

latin brave takes over discovery meadow park. newest san francisco park honoring the life of a beloved grandmother. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news >> good morning. thank you so much for joining us here on the kron 4 weekend morning news. >> i'm stephanie lin. it is sunday june. the 16th. happy father's day to you all. start with a look at the weather with kathy trafton. hey kathy, indeed. happy father's day to all. and also it's the last sunday of spring beautiful conditions, golden gate bridge showing. no problems at this looks. perfect. liked chamber of commerce picture. perfect. >> but the winds, the hills, there's, you know, dryness there, relative humidity, very low. you see that the brown hills and also you there's wind gusts coming through the golden gate at this hour at 19. these winds are going to strengthen. yeah, they're already strong in santa rosa. 25 look how this map lights up into the oranges and reds and magenta does. that's in the pfizer really, really gusty winds

trapped aboard the malfunctioning atmosfear ride at oaks park, one of the oldest amusement parks inhe country. riders stuck for nearly 30 minutes before firefighters and park staff were able to manually override the system and safely return them to the ground. >> i was just so overwhelmed and everything. i gave her the biggest hug. >> reporter: authorities said one person with a pre-existing medical condition was taken to the hospital as a precaution but otherwise reported no injuries. >> just last year, our crew was down here with our high angle group and trained and drilled specifically on this ride, so they were very well versed with the pre-plan of what to take, what actions to take. >> reporter: the ride has been in operation since 2021, and park inspection records show no previous safety problems. the most recent inspection, just three months ago. tonight, relief for those who feared the outcome might be much different. >> it was a really heartfelt moment in a weird way. it's really pure because people were confessing what they wanted to say for their last words. >> reporter:

in in turn, illegal parking of disabled vehicles in designated parking spaces entails liability in the fine in the amount of two basic units. in addition, in such cases , employees of the state automobile inspection have the right to detain and tow the violator’s vehicle to a guarded parking lot. as part of the campaign, the emphasis is on parking cars in courtyards; violation of the rules can lead to limited visibility for pedestrians to an accident. golden hits and hits of the soviet stage at the belarusian state philharmonic society. this evening there is a concert dedicated to muslim magamaevus alexander kremko. a ray of golden sun, love is not loud words, blue eternity will be performed by soloists anastasia rachitskaya and igor zadorozhny. stars, whose names are still loved by millions, as a tribute to memory and admiration for their creativity , the concert repertoire in symphonic scores will amount to more than two dozen compositions, then we have sports news, we are on the air. at 13:00 until the meeting. vladislav kolyachonok signed a contract with utah. this is a former ariz

but the real one. attraction of the horse park.ntion of dup dates back to the 19th century, all the way back. people came to him to ask for a happy family life. it’s a pity, but the oak tree was not preserved in its original form; it was hit by lightning, but even what was left of it probably has magical powers. a park dressed in a bogryan of autumn colors, an ancient estate immersed in the gold of fallen foliage, at this time of year, there is a special atmosphere here that you so want to enjoy and which you are so eager to catch. using these paintings, more than one generation will study our history, the history of this beautiful park and many more interesting objects of the belarusian capital. minsk has been painted at all times, its history seems to come to life on the canvases of artists, and it is different, familiar with its pristine beauty of past centuries and unknown, here are the first buildings, brisk trade, narrow streets, the first churches. the tradition continues today when a generation of contemporaries strives to

park will soon reopen under new management. an 18 year old kid may be the game changer to resurrect the san jose sharks after five straight losing seasons. the sharks selected macklin celebrini with a number one overall pick in the nhl draft held tonight in las vegas. it's the first time in franchise history the team got the number one pick during his freshman year at boston university. the left handed center scored 32 goals. macklin, who has ties to the bay area, described tonight's selection as surreal. sharks fans who gathered at the tank to watch the draft pick were also excited. i don't think i could have predicted this or planned or, mentally prepared myself for this moment. so, it's just it's an amazing opportunity and an amazing experience. i think it invigorates this whole franchise, and i hope they take this pick. i hope they build around him. i hope we get the sharks back to contention. macklin looked good in that sharks jersey, right? he used to live in willow glen in san jose and his family has a ranch in livermore

. >> raimondi park is one of the historical parks in the world. it's got a deep history. >> plenty of sunshine out there this evening. we had some inland heat. another tomorrow with near record high temperatures, tracking it all in the first alert forecast. >>> and the hills of the bay area will turn from green to gold. they tell us what it means for the future and fire season. >> as we get folks, all those plants will become critically dry. >>> good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. live from raimondi park. this is home opener for the ballers. let me take you through the stands. there's so much excitement. let me introduce you to jennifer, long-time a's fan. jennifer, is this exciting for you and tell me why? >> this is beyond exciting. it's exciting because it's a community team, it's oakland's team, it's our team. they will stay here forever. there are so many people here although we were sad the a's are leaving, we are so excited because this is our team and it's not a team owned by them, it's us. >> reporter: go ballers. jennifer, thank you so

the donkey, named perry, lives in a park in palo alto's barron park area.teers care for perry and several other burros. perry's claim to fame is, the city says animators used images of him to create donkey from the shrek films. perry is getting up there in age, and palo alto's mayor wants to help the volunteers with his medical bills. now this month, at a city council meeting, other city leaders shared reservations about handing out so much money when the city is in a deficit, the city is losing money. >> we have a deficit this year. we have a deficit next year. we have deficits for the next four, four years or so. and so it just seems irresponsible in my opinion. >> it's a great opportunity for well-being in the community as well to be able to interact with these wonderful animal animals. >> the mayor says the donkey money is coming from a discretionary fund that is about to expire and does not roll over . some may find this ridiculous. that's all i could come up with. >> i know there was a great debate over this, but i think the two sides decided to burro

part of my budget includes the possibility of some free parking i don't know what is is about free parking that gets people excited but during lunar increasing with parking with available and little square people went crazy we love about that parking lot was packed and more people visited chinatown to we broke down and provided additional resources in the budget because there is something for everyone and has to be something for the additional public comment may be provided later in the agenda. like i said what work here and, live and time to come here to play. so with that, i want to thank you for being here. and we are looking forward to seeing transformation in our downtown. and again, this week first thursday down on second street between market and mission (clapping.) we'll have a disco dj and those restaurants down there are amazing you don't have to wait night thursday but more activity and more excitement for the dentist let's show san francisco and feel the magic thank you all. >> >> my name is holly doudiet. h2 firefighter with the san franciscowired. what inspired me to be a fir

the park located above the portsmouth square parking garage will receive a renovation from funding from the 2020 health recovery bond. the new park design is result of robust community engagement and design process and reflects the significance of the neighborhood while addressing problematic challenges unique to chinatown. so, this slide provides a site plan of the new design of portsmouth square between clay and washington. this includes the new club house you see on the bottom right. top lot playground as well as an updated design for the lower and upper plaza. in the next few slides also provide renderings of the new club house and park. here you have a view of the club house on the corner of kearney and washington. here is a view of the club house within the plaza and entrance into the club house from the park. this is a view of the elevator entrance behind the clubhouse. this is a view of portsmouth square from kearney street entrance to the plaza as well as the parking lot. and this is a view of the park looking towards the taught lot and kearney street. and this rendering shows

the willie mays ceremony is planned monday at oracle park.but the g-men haven't won since we lost him. they wrapped up their road trip in st. louis. pick it up bottom of the first where the cardinals jumped on logan webb, four of the first six batters reaching base. brendan donovan hit a double to bring home a run, a quick 3-0 lead. seventh inning former a's star sonny gray was pitching a perfect game, but patrick bailey ended that with a solo job to right, sixth homer of the year for the giants catcher, the only hit allowed by gray. eighth inning giants cut it to 4-3 and threatening for more. heliot ramos, though, hit a chopper down the line and brandon crawford won the sprint to the bag for the final out of the inning. crawford never played third base until the series against his former team and then got a little payback with the bat, a double to bring in an insurance run. cardinals won it 5-3, swept the series. the giants have dropped five straight and are 36-42 for the season. >>> blake snell struggled in his rehab start with sacramento,

gate park. and we think this position is scoped appropriately at 0922 level because it's similar to park service manager, and it will include managing programs and outreach activities to the southeast community. the whole objective is to provide an abundance of recreation opportunities to san francisco's southeast communities, which have been historically underserved, and ensure compliance with the community driven adopted equitable development plan. this person is going to develop, develop and manage programs, lead community outreach and engagement, provide oversight of the four facilities and coordination of maintenance. manage the budget, contracts and procurement needs. grant administration and provide leadership, supervision and direction to staff. so we think it's appropriately cast. my final note i understand that the concern about manager upgrades in the city we currently have not only 24 managers total, but 50 for our entire department. that is very thin for a 1000 fte department. and n

. >> he's all over the park. 24, 24, 24. he's all over the place. >> that statue, now a shrine to a man who started his life in a segregated society and at his end, a multicultural outpouring of love for his legacy, literally carved in stone and cemented in the record books all the challenges that he had to go through for us to, you know, be able to play for us to vote, it's we've lost a giant. we really lost a giant. not just a ballplayer giant, but like a giant in history. and we owe so much to him for the rest of time. >> videos will show mays greatness and stories will share his impact. but the hearts of those who loved, knew, or followed him. that's where the impact of willie howard mays will live forever. >> people like him live forever. he's in our hearts. he's part of giants baseball. as long as there's giants baseball, there's going to be a willie mays. he's just too much of a part of how we became who we are. and that may be the house that barry built. but it's on the foundation of willie mays. >> oracle park will

this is your park.n global language ] >> reporter: we saw those opportunities on mount gorongosa, which was stripped of trees during the wars. here carr's non-profit foundation is giving away coffee trees. 868 family farmers, working for themselves. are earning far more than ever. so they can't plant trees fast enough, which reforest the mountain. carr's foundation buys the beans at above the market rate and built the farmers a roasting plant. there's no better example of carr's model for lifting people and healing the wild. it's working. but the last 14 years haven't been sweet music alone. >> since we were here in 2008 -- >> yes. >> -- there have been enormous roadblocks to this project. >> that's right. if i had known then what was going to come. >> reporter: what came was another civil war in 2013. and then in 2019, a cyclone leveled 100,000 homes. >> there was the six years of war and then the cyclone. when cyclone idai hit, basically every one of our employees became a first responder. so, in othe

park will the future name of park and with that, i'm going to turn it over to bret. >> good afternoonmmissioners. - alex schuknecht, project manager, recreation and parks. i heard this project i believe as lied designer presented in march of 2023 and in this meeting we received comments that we addressed i'll show you in the presentation but the summarize is the comments were to look at the design of dog relief around on the corn of 11 and natoma park and a shed in the dead end space on the back of the street and addressed that and additional requests in the presentation sections and spot el vacationed for grading and smaller that we're providing seasonal color in the pallet we'll cover that also and so to look at the site diaphragm the entertains to the park a off of mid block on 11th street and there is a large central pathway that organizes the space is dog relieve area has been moved inside the park to let dogs relieve themselves before entering the park and at the entrance multiple use court and if iness to cross that pact moving we have a plaza with terrace seating area working

where to park.impse of what is going on or maybe even a ball. >> rolled right by me and i jumped off the table and scooped it up. and i think this might be one of the second homer of the game. >> it all happened in just a couple of months. the town's newest baseball team right outside of susan diego's porch. >> that's amazing. i love that sound. >> tonight, our pix plus had its first baller's game. broadcast live on that station. you were there. >> let me tell you something. they have their act together. they know what they are doing and putting together the game. i had a chance to work the telecast. it was awesome. >> you brought the fun. >> it was a treat and i had plenty of time to initiate my home run calls tonight and hang out in a pro baseball dug-out, work the oakland ballers' television debut and they put on a show on our sister station pix plus, 44 cable 12. where was my step stool when i needed it? it was great working with tyler peterson. it was also the general manager. boy, did we get a

of the park. >> reporter: harvey smith with people's park historic district advocacy group is one of the plaintiffs that lost the case. they argued the university failed to analyze noise impacts. state lawmakers passed the bill that voided that argument. >> our representative concocted a sweetheart back room deal with uc. >> reporter: after years of litigation and protests, some believe housing will be built on people's park. >> our options are increasingly limited. it's not over until it's over. >> history should not stop us from progress. >> reporter: many students like cassidy don't want to take sides, they want more housing. >> i think a lot of people would benefit from having closer housing to campus. >> reporter: u.s. berkeley has not announced the construction timeline. they are finalizing the schedule and will announce it soon. >> da lin reporting there. the university will spend over $400 million on the entire project at people's park. the costs have gone up significantly from the estimates because of a number of lawsuits and higher construction prices. >>> still ahead, reme

his legacy is a permanent fixture, as one of the statues you see when you enter oracle park. we lost willie mays ten days ago. now his teammate cepeda is gone as well. a really rough month for the giants family. >> losing legends will certainly be remembered fondly. >> absolutely appreciate it. >> thank you larry. >> we move now to an update from our i-team today. a convicted serial shoplifter is now out of jail on mandatory supervision. you can see here aziza graves leaving court. earlier today, a jury convicted her of stealing more than $60,000 worth of items from stores like safeway and target. the judge agreed to the prosecution's request of a two and a half year sentence, but he ruled that it could now be on probation, as she's already served nearly eight months in jail. >> the oakland city council is about to miss the deadline to vote on their multibillion dollar budget. today's lengthy talks were tied up in debate over the mayor's proposal to sell the oakland coliseum site. there are currently two versions of this budget. one does not include the sale of the coliseum a

park will soon reopen under new management.18 year old kid may be the game changer to resurrect the san jose sharks after five straight losing seasons. the sharks selected macklin celebrini with a number one overall pick in the nhl draft held tonight in las vegas. it's the first time in franchise history the team got the number one pick during his freshman year at boston university. the left handed center scored 32 goals. macklin, who has ties to the bay area, described tonight's selection as surreal. sharks fans who gathered at the tank to watch the draft pick were also excited. i don't think i could have predicted this or planned or, mentally prepared myself for this moment. so, it's just it's an amazing opportunity and an amazing experience. i think it invigorates this whole franchise, and i hope they take this pick. i hope they build around him. i hope we get the sharks back to contention. macklin looked good in that sharks jersey, right? he used to live in willow glen in san jose and his family has a ranch in livermore. he

this is a live picture now at oracle park in san francisco. the classic willie mae statue right there on the front, 24 palm trees. you know why? there's 24 palm trees right there in that main plaza to signify willie mays jersey number. he wore number 24. general of kids and adults still wear number 24. in honor of willie mays. again, this is a live look now at oracle park. the giants are at wrigley field. wrigley field playing the cubs right now. but a lot of fans starting to show up at oracle park, leaving flowers and just really looking and taking pictures of the iconic willie mays statue. you see all the people there at oracle, let's bring in giants first baseman and you've retired a long time ago. we're still call the giants first baseman j.t. snow on the peninsula jt nice to have you. always great to see you smile. look i know this is a really sad day, but when i see willie mays, i hear these stories. and i see that photo of him and his and his videos. i can't help but smile because he was so radiant when i saw you. when i saw him interac

in the meantime fans have been laying flowers outside oracle park. remembering arguably the greatest giant of all time. even long after his playing career was over, fans said he was still an integral part of the team. >> and in that lifelong giants fan, you know, he means a lot to a lot of people and san francisco as well as just the baseball world. >> it is kind of along to baseball's past. because he lived until 93, he lived for a long time like that. >> he will never be forgotten and will forever be missed. >> for much more on how the bay area is remembering willie mays, head to our website kpix.com. and he was one of the first black players in major league history. but today, there aren't as many as you would expect. norah o'donnell has more. >> reporter: hey, sara. remembering the baseball legend willie mays. for our eye on america, we honor his legacy and look at a surprising trend in the mlb. a declining number of black players. what they're doing to help increase representation. that and more headlines tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> tur

it spans north from golden gate park. it includes all the institutions in the park, the wheel. the music concourse, mew seem to the south to the daly city boarder and west to the organization. includes the zoo (indiscernible) all those fun things and to 280 oen the east. includes city college, san francisco state. i had ucsf parnassus so very large geographically. it is mostly single family homes, so it is the place where for generations family (indiscernible) nice parks, lake merced, mount davidson. >> this is like a village within the city, so we are very close nit community. we tend to band together and try to support one another and it is a friendly place and families and people to have a cup of coffee and check out the park. >> ocean avenue, which is the southern end of our district is vibrant commercial corridor that mostly cater tuesday the local neighborhoods and the students. as you go further west you have the mall which has some of the best pan asian food offerings in the city. if you haven't been there, it is really fun. as you go up a little bit further, there is w

the project is called liberation park. like its name, plans call for creating places to thrive by building a market hall space for small businesses and affordable housing units. wells fargo is helping with $1 million donation. that money will help buy and develop the land on foothill boulevard near the eastmont town center. the liberation park, market hall and residences bring together every single element necessary to create healthy, thriving community is now at 42 million of their $50 million goal. councilmember kevin jenkins and trevor reed both represent districts in east oakland, an area that's seen the effects of redlining and receding resource sources. we're working to make sure that the city does the right thing by this project. we are making sure that we bring the close the deficit and make sure that this gets built. this is a moment of repairing, restoring, redeeming what was lost, what was stolen, and what was not delivered. for a community that has been long disinvested in black cultural zones, restoration miss

a witness just told me that they have a scoundrel in the park here who poisons dogs. yeah, you have a because of revenge? well, the version is crazy, of course, but the version is comrade colonel. well, as far as i know, judges can be killed for other reasons, just like that dug up, let's spin it up, investigate, interview dog lovers, maybe someone saw something, work, stuffing for examination, good, great! bulkin, how long can we wait for you, he came back from the night slaughter, can you imagine, while drunk, one participant hit another on the head with a cast-iron frying pan, he withstood the blow, then he hit the second , stuck a fork in his leg, then grabbed a stool and hit the first on the back, the first didn’t stood it, took the knife and poked it at him, who died in the end, yes, the third was mated, he wanted to separate them, he was thrown into the window is from the ninth floor, so it’s clear, okay, i’m in... yes, somewhere here means you’ll see her , tell her to go with bulkin to the gorskaya’s apartment, look at everything there, interview relatives, acquaintances, neig

lot where the staff will be parking. with this view, you can see the elevation of the penstock and with this slide, i will hand off the presentation to katy taylor our landscape architect. >> thank you, architect with department of public works. >> the goals is to integrate and relate the project back to the moccasin reservoir and sierra nevada foothills. as aforementioned, it's part of the experience here. the building will experience lovely views of the reservoir to the west and the hills to the east. it's also an essential part of the project that we provide an ada accessible route linking the building to the new records and engineer building. here in this die dram, the--diagram, with new proposed solid green. scare that links the area to the front door and thent second access point which the accessible route which litchingers the administrative building begins here at the corner. it navigates a changing grade as a grove of existing large mature trees that will remain to bring the user up to the covered walkway of the

municipal parks in the world., and the more we learned about it, the more rich that history is. >> reporter: created in 1911 as west oakland park, it was later renamed as bay view park. but in 1947, it got the name it enjoys today. raimondi park, named for ernie raimondi, a local ballplayer who was killed in action in san -- france during world war ii. >> this is when they dedicated the park and this is me being 2 years old. because they did it in 1947. >> reporter: penny isola was only 9 months old when her father ernie died and aside from a scrapbook of old newspaper clippings, she still doesn't know a whole lot about her dad. >> he was so loved by his family. that whenever i would ask questions, they'd cry. you know? so -- you tend to not ask, do you know what i mean? it would have been nice to have had a dad, you know. especially one that was so loved. you know? by everybody in the family. >> reporter: but apparently baseball thought pretty highly of ernie too with the san francisco seals club drafting him at

to parking. >>yeah. we're very close. we're putting the final touches in it's a little bit stressful because we've got a lot >>of little things on the cusp of opening day ballers co founder paul freeman is watching the final pieces fall into place. getting the park ready for baseball >>and >>opening night sellout. his message for anyone. unfamiliar with >>the area. i think 1st of all, this neighborhood is a lot safer than people expect. we live in a big city. you always got to, you know, look out, but this neighborhood my kids play soccer at this field right over here. we also have a lot of security over a dozen security personnel will be here. we have opd will be on site. so this is going to be safe, secure environment >>and for anyone who is driving. impossible. possibly worried about car. >>we got a lot of different parking places. there's a parking lot right across the street over there, which is under roof. we have another very large parking facility on the other side of wood street and then right next to it. we have

does the hives help us to protect the park? because we only come to the entrance to remove the honey without harming the bees, are cutting the trees. these products aim to make communities more resilient and empowered to face future challenges. to this end, a free evolve is working with association that you know, that the national park founded by the iphone office. we got both parts and results did not need to get there yet. so we want to approach that conserves results and so, and helps communities to take charge of their own affairs, the c panel. so after training, after explaining the situation off to proposing the method, they themselves adapt the method to the own way of doing things. and we find that really remarkable as the approach he's already paying off the pressure on the national park. it's a vital mangrove of people's fear and fuss marshlands as not easily eased. local communities are also finding new confidence. what seem to come to the phone? here are communities of women, women's association of the fights and fo

people are still waiting in line to get in during on the park.his team wants today to be the start of a new era for baseball in oakland with the a's leaving in all. but the bees are playing in the pioneer league, which was founded in 1939. officials with the team say the community rallied together to bring this park. make sure it comes to life literally within the last hours they've been putting the final touches on things. officials with the team say the community really helped make that happen. i spoke with a lot of fans out there in line. a lot of them say they are ready to support the bees. >> so i've been in a span of in about 100 plus a's games from the time i huge ballers fan already very love having a local team for oakland. a little disappointed the a's or move >> and so this team vowing to oakland that they will never leave the town. a lot of people excited for it. this type of community, the baseball community to come here after cheer on a local team. and we spoke with one of the coaches, the first base coach, jt snow. you may remember

>>park >>after >>all.ved all the way to oakland years ago purely for the love of the sport >>grew up in england as a huge baseball fan, and i couldn't get baseball anywhere and so moving to the states in my 20s. that was 1 of the many wonderful things about living here is we have to be a baseball fan. and going to games. >>and now he and his team will be serving the memorable food and drinks at the game. including a variety of local breweries. >>food. and great local beers and other products that are going to bring for the fans. >>and what's the baseball baseball game without those flavorful garlic fries, mike has been keeping extra busy preparing all the necessary elements for a stadium. experience. >>going from 7300 people today and now we're trying to plan on trying to serve 4000 people a day. i think it is. quite a challenge. really fun. really excited for oakland to get a new baseball team and hopefully have a team that actually cares about them. >>and through the food, the athletic club oakland is pr

there is funding in the budget for safe parking and the mayor has not. >> opened up a safe parking spot. it has not been a priority. >> it keeps being kind of i kicked down the road. the unofficial rv community is right next to san francisco state. >> lowell high school and behind stonestown mall run. lynette, he lives nearby and is glad to hear about the upcoming inforcement. i don't think that they should be i understand the homeless issue. >> when a place to live but out near a state university. i don't think it's appropriate place to but the cause and say they don't understand why they have to move because no problem here because we i reached out to the mayor's office to see if there's a future plan for a safe parking site for rv's. >> we did not hear back in time for this report. i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco kron. 4 news now. census sarah completed her report. we have heard back from sfmta. they say act of inforcement of parking time limits in the area will begin after the planned repave network is complete. but the timing on that is still to be determined. the agenc

. to appreciate the scale of the national park kislovodsk, which is almost thousands of hectares, isk at its visitor center. there is a lot in it for the inquisitive and inquisitive, that is, for viewers, not tickets. otherwise, why would you be sitting in front of the screen now, right? the model of the park clearly shows that the territory consists of several zones, but most importantly, this park is an ecosystem created from scratch, in simple words, so that you can understand, sergei filipich. a little over 200 years ago there was not a single tree here, and behind the three ridges surrounding the city and the park there were endless potato fields, 200 years ago the lower park was laid out, or as it was also called, the resort promenade, but what does laid out mean, and the fact that every tree in the park was planted by human hands, in many places the fertile layer of soil was so small, that the land was brought here manually in wheelbarrows. seedlings of trees and shrubs were delivered from the crimean possessions of prince mikhail varantsov, governor of the caucasus, plants we